Filing device.



A. A FAIRCHILD.

FILING DEVICE.

APPLICATION man AUG-7, me.

Patented Aug. 14, 1917.

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ARTHUR ALLEN FAIRCHILID, OF PHOENIX, ARIZONA.

FILING- DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 11, 191?.

Application filed August 7, 1916. Serial No. 113,619.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ARTHUR ALLEN FAIR- CHILI), a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Phoenix, in the county of Maricopa and State ofArizona, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in FilingDevices; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in filing devices.

The object of the invention is to provide a simple and eflicient deviceof this character so constructed as to render it impossible tosurreptitiously remove an article filed thereon without the fact beingdisclosed on an inspective of the removed article.

WVith the foregoing and other objects in view, which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed may be made within thescope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

In the accompanying drawings 2- Figure 1 represents a front elevation ofthe parts broken away and in section;

Fig. 2 is an end view with the movable member shown swung outward indotted lines.

The device constituting this invention comprises a filing device orbinder in the form of a U-shaped frame 1 having longitudinally extendingsockets 2 at the free ends of the legs thereof to receive fasteningelements for securing the frame in position on a support S. The leg 3 ofthis U-shapeol frame is provided on its inner face with a plurality oflongitudinally spaced sockets 1- which are preferably threaded and aredesigned to receive the threaded ends 5 of article receiving andsupporting rods 6 any desired number of which may be employed, threebeing here shown. The other leg 7 of the U-shaped member is providedwith transversely extending apertures 8 which are alined with thesockets 4: in the leg 3 and through which the rods 6 are designed topass. These rods 6 are preferably provided at their outer ends withkerfed heads 9 to facilitate their insertion and removal, the

V apertures 8 having flared seats 10 on the shoulder 11 is designed toform a stop for a' pivoted cover member 12, here shown in the form of astrip pivotally connected at its inner end by a pintle 13 to the cutaway portion of the leg 7 adjacent the inner end of said portion. Thisstrip 12 has the terminal of its inner end inclined to conform to theinclination of the shoulder 11, so that when the strip is swung intoclosed position, this lnclined end will abut said shoulder and hmit theclosing movement of the strip which, when so closed, has its outer facearranged fiush with the outer face of the larger portion of leg 7although it need not necessarily be so formed.

This aperture covering strip 12 is pivoted to swing laterally from thefront to the rear of leg 7 and is adapted to be held in closed positionby a screw 14 carried by the strip 12 and designed to engage a socket 15formed in the reduced portion of leg 7. The strip 12 and the reducedportion of leg 7 are provided with registering apertures 16 and 17 whichare designed to receive the shackle of a padlock (not shown) wherebythese parts are secured in locked position to prevent the unauthorizedopening of the cover member 12.

In the use of this invention, when it is desired to file a document orother article on one of the rods 6, the padlock is disengaged from themembers 12 and 17 and the screw 14: is loosened to separate it from thesocket 15. The member 12 may then be swung laterally into the positionshown in Fig. 2 to permit withdrawal of one or all of the rods 6 as maybe desired and the articles to be inserted are strung on these rods andafter being so mounted, the rods are replaced in the sockets 4; and thestrip 12 swung back into closed position and secured by the screw 1 1-and the padlock. It will be obvious that when the parts are so arrangedthat no article can be removed from one of the rods 6 except it be torntherefrom and an inspection of the article would immediately disclosethe fact that it had been removed in this manner. articles may beremoved by an authorized. person having the key to the padlock withouttearing the article.

I claim 1. A; device of the class described comprising a pair of sidebars connected at one end, one of said sidebars having sockets in itsinner face and the other having apertures extend"- ing transverselytherethrough, article receiving rods extending through the apertured barwith one end" engaging the sockets of the other bar, an. aperturecovering member piv otal'ly mounted on the outer face of said aperturedbar and means for holding. said member 111 closed positlon. coverlngthe. outer ends of said rods to prevent surreptitious removal of therods.

2; A device of the class described comipr1s1ng a unltary' U-shaped:frame, one leg:

It is of course understood that of which has longitudinally spacedsockets in its inner face, the other leg having apertures extendintransversely therethrough and a'l ined with said sockets, the aperturedportion of said leg having its outer face cut away, anobliquely disposedshoulder at the inner end of said cut away portion, a cover strippivotally mounted on the outer face of said cut away portion with itsinner end inclined. to correspond with the inclination of said shoulderand adapted to abut said should'er when closed, its closingmovement be:ing limited thereby, means for holding said strip in closed position,andmeans for connecting the free ends of said legs to asupp'ort.

In testimonywhereof I have hereunto set my hand in thepresence of twosubscribing witnesses;

ARTHUR ALLEN- FAIRGHILD.

WVitnesses MARTIN Dim, Jrmms E. NELsoN.

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